辖 xiá to control
to control; to have jurisdiction
How to remember 辖: 车 car + 害 to injure = to control. Because a speeding car is likely to injure someone, the town wants the police to control over the street by the school.
Component breakdown
辖 = 车 car + 害 to injure
- 车 car
- 害 to injure
- 𫲸
- 宀 house
- 丰 abundant
- 口 mouth
- 𫲸
Because a speeding car is likely to injure someone, the town wants the police to control over the street by the school.
How it is used
- 'To have jurisdiction over' - administrative, not physical, control. 这个县由市政府管辖 (zhège xiàn yóu shìzhèngfǔ guǎnxiá) this county is under the city government.
- Key words: 管辖 (guǎnxiá) to administer, 辖区 (xiáqū) area of jurisdiction, 直辖市 (zhíxiáshì) a municipality directly under the central government (Beijing, Shanghai etc.).